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A Comparative Analysis of Indian Gaming in the United States

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William V. Ackerman
Rick L. Bunch
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Winter, 2012, pp. 50-74
Looks at the effects of tribal-state Indian gaming on the gaming industry in the U.S. and contends that the industry is not regulated fairly and does not protect Native American sovereignty.
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Condition and Needs of the Indian Tribes (January 1860)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher C. Andrews
The North American Review, vol. 258, no. 4, Special Heritage Issue: The Indian Question, 1823-1973, Winter, 1973, pp. 26-33
Review of the Reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1855-58. Originally published in The North American Review, January, 1860.
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Corporal Punishment and the Politics of Indian Reform

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Trennert
History of Education Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 4, Winter, 1989, pp. 595-617
Examines a flogging incident which was used to discredit government Indian schools in the 1930's.
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Cultural Deprivation as an Educational Ideology

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Murray Wax
Rosalie Wax
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 3, no. 2, January 1964, pp. [15-18]
Discusses the prevailing attitude within the Bureau of Indian Affairs at the time that Indian children lead culturally deprived existences.
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Cultural Pluralism Increases in Southwestern Schools

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clyde Thomas Gray
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 15, no. 1, October 1975, pp. [13-16]
Study predicts that the trend will continue and there will be more local control at schools on reservations.
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Current Indian Educational Issues

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John W. Tippeconnic
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 20, no. 2, October 1980, pp. [1-3]
Five top Native American education leaders identify the important issues facing education in the 1980-81 school year.
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A Demonstration in Navajo Education

Alternate Title
A Demonstration in Navaho Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas R. Reno
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 6, no. 3, May 1967, pp. [1-5]
Describes the achievements and challenges associated with Navajo Nation control of the local school board at Lukachukai, Arizona.
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Editorial...On BIA Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John W. Tippeconnic III
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 35, no. 1, October 1995, pp. [1-5]
Author argues that efforts to balance the federal budget are affecting the quality of education.
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Effective Education to Meet Special Needs of Native Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert L. Bennett
L. Madison Coombs
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 3, no. 3, May 1964, pp. [21-25]
Discusses goals, issues and various options available when educating Native American children.
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Effects of Cultural Identification and Disability Status On Perceived Community Rehabilitation Needs of American Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eugene F. Pichette
Norman L. Berven
Fredrick E. Menz
Teresa D. La Fromboise
Journal of Rehabilitation, vol. 63, no. 4, October-December 1997, pp. 38-45
Discusses satisfaction with community response to needs of persons with disabilities and compares response groups. Suggests empowerment is from local level up because solutions are driven by the people.
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The Emergence of American Indian Leadership in Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick D. Lynch
Mike Charleston
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 29, no. 2, January 1990, pp. [1-10]
Evolution of Native American administration of education in historical context from 1889 to 1980's.
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Engendered Encounters

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Clara Sue Kidwell
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 3-4, Summer, June 1, 1999, pp. 188-[?]
Book review of: Engendered Encounters: Feminism and Pueblo Cultures, 1879-1934 by Margaret D. Jacobs.
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"The Father Tells Me So!" Wovoka: The Ghost Dance Prophet

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
L. G. Moses
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 3, Prophets: Religious Leaders and Revitalization Movements, Summer, 1985, pp. 335-351
Explores the Ghost Dance social and religious movement and its prophet Wovoka. The Ghost Dance was created during times of hardships for the American Indigenous people in hopes of a return to happier times.
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Fear and Contempt: A European Concept of Property

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sidner Larson
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, Cultural Property in American Indian Literatures: Representation and Interpretation, Autumn, 1997, pp. 567-577
Author highlights the ways that the United States’ Legal System has been used by the colonial state government to remove the land and rights of Indigenous peoples.
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Federal Boarding Schools and the Indian Child: 1920-1960

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret Connell Szasz
South Dakota History, vol. 7, no. 4, 1977, pp. [371]-384
Historical overview of the running of and changes to American Indigenous boarding schools over a forty year period.
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Federal Education for the American Indian

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald K. Sharpes
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 19, no. 1, October 1979, pp. [19-22]
Federal policy from 1862 to 1969, regarding Native American education as it focuses on the Johnson O'Malley Act and contract schools.
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